Paragon now has private matches – Releases 6 April

Epic’s MOBA Paragon will be receiving more updates tomorrow as testing continues.

The major addition to Paragon in this update is the ability to create custom matches giving the option to create proper team games away from the matchmaking. Epic say that this is a very rough version of the private match system and it’s worth noting that no XP will be earned in these matches.

This latest patch does not include the planned Travel Mode changes previously mentioned but Epic has teased new character additions saying that they will “be releasing a certain fire-wielding duo in the near future”.

All the latest Paragon patch notes can be found below which includes character tweaks, UI changes and more. This update brings no major balance changes but hopefully we’ll see those soon.

To get a private match working you need to follow these steps.Gather a party of five.

Once a party is gathered, the captain presses the gear located in the Gif below.

The captain creates a password.

The opposing captain gathers a full party of five.

The opposing captain presses the gear and enters password.

Paragon Release Notes – .23

NOTE: Existing replays will not be compatible with this update.

GENERAL CHANGES

Added early support for Private Matches.

Added a timer on the reticle for Travel Mode/Shadow Plane.

Added in-combat movement speed slow to Super & Jungle minions. Speeds currently 50/60/70% of max for Jungle, Lane, and Super Minions respectively. Goal is to make the minions less jumpy in combat so it’s easier to hit them when they decide to move.

Very early support for mouse and keyboard on PS4.

The escape key now cancels selection. This allows the user to cancel the key selection in the controls menu, and prevents them from binding escape which causes other problems.

Polish on lighting and post-processing in Agora. Darker areas are more lit.

Players can no longer cast Travel Mode while falling.

Fixed an issue where Recall wouldn’t start if used while in Travel Mode.

UPDATE FOR CLARIFICATION: Card XP is now referred to as Card Power.

AI

Stopped Bots from using friend-support abilities on teammates who are too far away.

Fixed bots’ movement abilities’ targeting so that bots don’t end up inside rocks.